fridge not defrosting
 

I have a Jennair side-by-side fridge (Model 2388ATB ). It is just not
defrosting at all. I am doing that old fashion way by defrosting it
once every 2 months.

What parts may be at fault most likely? Give me some clue to work on.

Daniel, Toronto

fridge not defrosting
 

"dtong22" wrote in message
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I have a Jennair side-by-side fridge (Model 2388ATB ). It is just not
defrosting at all. I am doing that old fashion way by defrosting it
once every 2 months.

What parts may be at fault most likely? Give me some clue to work on.

Daniel, Toronto

Frost free refrigerators have a small electrical heating element which is
switched on periodically to melt ice in the evaporator, the part that gets
cold. These are usually made up of a timer (mechanical or electronic) which
turns on the heater, the heater itself, and a thermal switch which opens
when the evaporator reaches a certain temperature deemed to indicate
"defrosted". Any one of these can fail, I've had all 3 fail in different
refrigerators. Pretty easy to test/repair. Here's some info:
http://www.appliance411.com/faq/howdefrostworks.shtml

Dan

fridge not defrosting
 

On Dec 2, 4:39 pm, "Dan" wrote:
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Frost free refrigerators have a small electrical heating element which is
switched on periodically to melt ice in the evaporator, the part that gets
cold. These are usually made up of a timer (mechanical or electronic) which
turns on the heater, the heater itself, and a thermal switch which opens
when the evaporator reaches a certain temperature deemed to indicate
"defrosted". Any one of these can fail, I've had all 3 fail in different
refrigerators. Pretty easy to test/repair. Here's some info:http://www.appliance411.com/faq/howdefrostworks.shtml

Dan

Dan,

Thanks for the quick info. I am reading it now. This should help.

Daniel

fridge not defrosting
 

"dtong22" wrote in message
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Dan,

Thanks for the quick info. I am reading it now. This should help.

Daniel


Glad to help

Dan

fridge not defrosting
 

On Dec 2, 3:14 pm, dtong22 wrote:
I have a Jennair side-by-side fridge (Model 2388ATB ). It is just not
defrosting at all. I am doing that old fashion way by defrosting it
once every 2 months.

What parts may be at fault most likely? Give me some clue to work on.

Daniel, Toronto

Something in the defrost heater/timer system is kaput . Get what you
need at repairclinic.com, parts and advice.

Joe